Intermediate bagasse carrier for cane-sugar mills



\1 I \L \N E g N v\ Q E J. A, PEREZ I INTERMEDIATE BA GAssE' CARRIER FOR CANE SUGARMILLS Filed Aug. 27. 1926 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Get. 4, 1927. Iii i S OFFIC. I I

JOSE, ALVAREZ PEREZ, OF CENTRAL FRANCISCO, FRANCISCO, CUBA.

INTERMEDIATE BAGASSE CARRIER FOB CANE-SUGAR MILLS.

Application filed August 27, 1926. Serial No. 132,026. i

This invention relates to improvements in nected with theplate 3, some, of these pins cane sugar mills, the general ob ect of the being arranged at about the center of the invention being to provide improved means plate and others adjacent the rear end of the for conveying thebagasse from one mill to plate. These pins passthrough holes formed another, by providing a horizontal chute in the cross bars 7 which are supported by 60 through which the mass is pushed by presthe side pieces 1, and springs 8 are arranged sure of the mass leaving the first mill and no the pins, with their ends bearing against by providing a feeding-roller at the rear the'plates and the crosspieces 7 so that the of the chute for positively feeding the masaid springs tend to press the plate downterial leaving the chute to the second mill. wardly and will resist upward movement of 66 Another object of the invention is to make the plate. Thus the top of the chute can a portion of the chute with a yieldable wall swing upwardly about the pivotal connec-* which will automatically take care of any tion 4: when the pressure of the material in increases in pressure of the mass in the chute the chute becomes greater thanthe pressure and thus prevent damage to the parts. of the springs. This will relieve the pres- T A further object of the invention is to sure and prevent damage to the parts. provide guiding means forguiding the ma- A curved guiding plate 9 guides the material leaving the rollers of the first mill into terial from the first mill into the chute and the chute. this plate is fastened to the upper scraper lhis invention also consists in certain 10 by having its front end countersunkin other features of construction and in the the scraper and fastened to the scraper by combination and arrangement of the several the bolts 11 which have their heads counterparts, to be hereinafter fully described, i1- sunk in the plate.- Thus thereare no shoullustrated in the accompanying drawings and ders or projections to interfere with the passpecifically pointed out inv the appended sage of the material from the scraper over 9 claim v the plate into the chute.-- Thev Plate will in describing my invention in detail, ref-' move with the scraper, as it is only attached erence will be had to the accompanying thereto. drawings wherein like characters denote like Therear end of the lower scraper 12 abuts or corresponding parts throughout the sevthe bottom 2 of the chute so that the mate- 5 eral views, and in which rial can pass from the said lower scraper Figure 1 is a sectional View through two into the chute.

mills and the improved chute and its asso- I also provide positive feeding means for ciated parts. feeding the material from the rear of the I Figure 2 is a section on line 22 of Figchute into the mill B. Such means com- 90 ure 1. prises a roller or cylinder 13 mounted on a Figure 3 is a section online 33 of Figdriven shaft 1a which is journaled in the side are 1, pieces 1 of the chute, with'the cleats 15 on Figure 4: is a sectional detail view through the circumference of the cylinder for engagone of the scrapers and showing how the ing the material and causing it to move with 5 guide plate is attached thereto. the cylinder.

Figure 1 shows two sugar mills A and B, Water or other liquid can be sprinkled on with the improved chute Obetween them, to the mass as it passes through the rear of so that the material is conveyed from the the chute by means of the pipe 16 which is mill A to the mill B by the said chute. This connected with a suitable source of supply.

chute is composed of the side pieces 1, the Eye bolts 17 are attached to the plate 3 for bottom piece 2 and the top plate'3. This facilitating assembling and repairing of the top plate is pivoted at its front end to the parts. The scrapers are'held against the side pieces by the pins 1 and the pivotal rollers of the mill A by the usual springs 18 point can be adjusted as each side piece is arranged on the rods 19 and engaging the provided with a number of holes 5, any one arms 20 of the scrapers. a of which can be engaged by the pin 4. Thus From the foregoing, it will be seen that the height of the chute can be varied to suit the chute or carrier will convey the material working conditions. from one mill to the other, the material be- 5 Pins 6 have their lower ends suitably coning forced through the chute by pressure exerted on the material in the chute by the material leaving the mill A and entering the chute. The pressure Within the. chute is automatically regulated by the yield-able top part of the chute and the material is fed from the chute into the mill B by the cylinder 13. The guide 9 guides the material from the scrapers into the chute and prevents it from escaping at the front end of the chute. Thus the material is fed from one mill to the other, without .the use of driven parts, -.except the single cylinder or roller 13.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel. features of myi-nvention will he readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may makechanges in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is.:

A chute for conveying material from one set of rollers of a sugar mill to another set comprising bottom and side. walls, icross pieces supported by the upper edges of the side walls, the front "end of the side pieces each having a Vertical row of holes therein,

a top plate for the chute having pivots at its front end, each engaging any one of the holes, pins connected with the plate and passing through the .cross pieces, springs on the pinsarranged between the plates and the cross pieces for yield'ingly holding the plate in a certain position.

n testimony whereof I :aifixmy signature.

JOSE .ALVAREZ PEREZ. 

